Tour 6 - ISTANBUL - BURSA AND IZNIK
March to October - Full Day - Morning Start - Private Tour
Combine Bursa & lznik in a full day - fully guided tour from Istanbul. See the famous Bazaars & Markets, Monuments & Mosques of Bursa and drive to lznik; see the lznik Lake, City Walls of Ancient Nikea, Archaeology Museum & famous Green mosque ... Do a late evening return to Istanbul. *This tour is possible with an overnight in Bursa as 1 Night/2 Day tour
Sites to visit: GREEN TOMB, GREEN MOSQUE, SILK MARKET & COVERED BAZAAR, GREAT MOSGUE, Lunch & Drive to lznik, IZNIK LAKE & SITES of IZNIK
* Including:
Pick up & drop off from hotels, Transportation, Guiding, Entrance fees, Lunch, Ferry Ticket
INTRODUCTION OF SITES
* Green Tomb - has become the iconic monument of the city & symbol of Bursa with its turquoise tiles, ordered by Sultan Mehmet I in 1421.
* Green Mosque - It was built for Ottoman Sultan, Mehmet I between in 1424. It is a purely Ottoman-Turkish architectural style mosque famous for calligraphy & the greenish-blue tiles on the interior.
* Koza Hani - "Cocoon Inn or Silk Market" is an Ottoman caravanserai built in 1490. It provided a place for the merchants to trade the last of their goods, as this was the final stop on the Silk Road from China. Today the Koza Hani continues its legacy of trading in silk with shops and boutiques stocked with scarves and fabrics at exorbitant
* Covered Bazaar - Built in the 14th century, still the largest Bazaar of Bursa & less touristy than Istanbul's Grand Bazaar.
* Ulu Cami - The Great Mosque is a completely Seljuk in style and the most imposing of Bursa's mosques. It is most famous for the striking calligraphic panels that adorn its walls and columns as well as the fountain within the mosque.
* Uludag - Great Mountain, It is a popular center for winter sports such as skiing, and a national park of rich flora and fauna. Summer activities, such as trekking and camping, also are popular.
* lznik - formerly known as Nicea, was the capital city of the province of Roman province of Bithynia & After the fourth Crusaders captured & sacked Constantinople & and established Latin Empire in 1204, lznik served as the capital of the Byzantine Empire for more than 60 years. The first(ln AD 325) & seventh ((In AD 787) Christian Ecumenical Councils were held here in Hagia Sofia Church, producing the Nicene Creed, the statement of the basic principles of Christianity. lznik is still an important center for pottery & ceramics production. lznik tiles were used by Architect Sinan for many of the Ottoman mosques & palaces in Istanbul.